Attention Students:

Course Textbook Requirements

Students: View the latest textbook
information for your courses by clicking on the "Textbook Information for Students"
link below. You can search for all courses and determine the
required text for your classes. If you want to use your
Financial Aid Book Voucher, you will need to log into your
Banner Self Service page and use the textbook link. Not only
will this allow you to use your Financial Aid Book Voucher, it
will also automatically populate your class schedule. Course
code and CRN information can be found in Banner through
myLCC.

Bookstores

Library

Textbooks for all
core courses and many other courses
are available for check out in the Library. You can check out core textbooks
for two hours or two days, and most other textbooks are available for two
hour, two day or one week check outs. What can you do with a Library Course
Reserve book? In addition to reading course reserves in the Library, you can
make photocopies
or scan pages. You can sometimes find older editions of your
textbook to check out by searching the
Library
Catalog by title and author.
Ask a Librarian if you need help.

Online Bookstores

Compare Textbooks

The
MBS Online Bookstore presents all the options available
to students to purchase their textbooks. Including New with
a guaranteed buyback price, if available, used,
e-Book/Digital, Rental, and Marketplace options.

Frequently Asked Questions

MBS Online Bookstore

What are the benefits of the MBS Online Bookstore?

The convenience of online shopping.

All purchasing options listed on one screen - New, with a guaranteed buyback
price, if available, Used, e-Book/Digital, Rental, if available, and Marketplace
prices.

Ability to use available financial aid up to $600 to purchase book.

When navigating to the MBS Online Bookstore through your Self Service
Account, your class schedule is automatically populated - no searching for your
courses.

Easy buyback and rental returns through pre-paid shipping labels printed
from your MBS Online Bookstore Account or through the end of semester on-campus
buyback where MBS will buyback your guaranteed buyback book, buy books obtained
from other vendors if approved for buyback - both with cash in hand that day.
Rental books may also be returned during the on-campus buyback.

How long will it take to receive my books from MBS? Where will my
books ship to?

Books are shipped same day if ordered before noon CST. Books typically take
2 days without needing express options. Books will be shipped to the address
entered by the student in their MBS account - the address is not tied to the
Banner address. Books may be shipped to a P.O. Box.

I can't find my book on MBS.

All courses have information regarding the course - either the adopted text,
no text required, text to be provided, or a link to the Open Education Resource
(OER) where the student can get the free textbook. If you cannot find your
course, please contact the
LCC Help Desk at 517-483-5221 or toll free 1-800-644-4522 (choose option 3).

Will course packs be available on the MBS Online Bookstore?

As faculty look at options, course packs may move to the MBS Online
Bookstore and would then be available for purchase. If a course pack is still
required to be purchased at Phil's, a note stating such will appear on the MBS
Online Bookstore.

What type of books are available on the MBS Online Bookstore?

New with a guaranteed buyback price if applicable.

Used if available (new editions will not have used stock available).

E-book/Digital if the publisher has this option for the specific book.

Rental if available.

A link to the Marketplace and the lowest price available on the Marketplace.

What if I need to return my book?

MBS's return policy:

Course materials must be returned within two weeks after class start date or
within 21 days of date shipped, whichever is later.

New course material must be returned in new, unopened condition in order to
receive a full refund.

All components of a packaged item must come back together, unopened, and in
the original shrink wrap to receive credit.

Loose leaf items must be in the original shrink-wrap.

CDs, diskettes, Info Trac pass codes (Internet pass codes included with your
textbook) and software included with a book or sold alone must be intact, in the
original packaging or it will be non-refundable.

All components of an item must come back in the same shipment to receive
credit.

MBS will be on-campus (once at West & once at Downtown) each semester,
except for summer. MBS will buyback books purchased through MBS and possibly
buyback books purchased through other vendors. Students will receive cash for
the buyback. MBS will also accept rental returns.

The student may go online to the MBS Online Bookstore and print out a
pre-paid shipping label (offsets the amount of buyback received) to send back
books for either buyback or rental.

Use of Financial Aid on the MBS Online Bookstore

What is a Financial Aid Book Voucher?

Some financial aid students are eligible to receive money for the purchase
of books as an advance of their financial aid award. Eligible students may
obtain a Financial Aid Book Voucher of up to $600 as an advance from LCC on
their financial aid beginning December 17, 2015. The Book Voucher enables the
student to purchase books from the MBS Online Bookstore. Whatever amount of the
Financial Aid Book Voucher that is actually used will be charged to the
student's account.

I don't want to purchase my textbooks from the MBS Online Bookstore.

There is no obligation to purchase your textbooks from the MBS Online
Bookstore. Students can purchase their books wherever they wish. However,
students who wish to take advantage of the convenience of a Financial Aid Book
Voucher to purchase their books can only do so at the MBS Online Bookstore. The
student may use their Book Voucher to purchase:

New books with a guaranteed buyback

Used books

E-Book/Digital books

I used the $600 book advance previously received to pay my rent, buy
groceries, pay for gas, or other items.

The Financial Aid Book Advanced was always intended to be used for books and
supplies and not for other expenses. Students still have the ability to purchase
their books and obtain their supplies through the Book Voucher and the Supply
Advance.

What is this new Supply Advance?

In addition to books, students need various supplies to be ready for class
and succeed. To that end, the previous book advance has been increased from up
to $600 to up to $850 with up to $250 designated for supplies and refunded to
the student and up to a $600 book voucher credited on the MBS Online Bookstore
for the purchase of books.

How is the Supply Advance and Financial Aid Book Voucher calculated?

A student with authorized aid is eligible to receive the Supply Advance
based on the amount of authorized financial aid less outstanding tuition and
fees. The balance of the authorized aid up to $250 will be refunded to the
student on December 17.

Example 1 - a student has authorized aid of $2,500 and tuition and fees
outstanding of $1,100.The balance of authorized aid is 2,500 - 1,100 = 1,400 -
the student is eligible for the full $250 Supply Advance.

Example 2 - a student has authorized aid of $1,200 and tuition and fees
outstanding of $1,100.The balance of authorized aid is 1,200 - 1,100 = 100 - the
student is eligible to receive a $100 Supply Advance.

A student with authorized aid is eligible to receive the Financial Aid Book
Voucher based on the amount of authorized financial aid less outstanding tuition
and fee less the Supply Advance. The balance of the authorized aid up to $600
will be credited as a book voucher on the MBS Online Bookstore.

Example 1 - a student has authorized aid of $2,500 and tuition and fees
outstanding of $1,100 and a $250 Supply Advance. The balance of authorized aid
is 2,500 - 1,100 - 250 = 1,150 - the student is eligible for the full $600 Book
Voucher.

Example 2 - a student has authorized aid of $1,200 and tuition and fees
outstanding of $1,100 and a $100 Supply Advance. The full authorized aid has
been used (1,200 - 1,200 - 100 = 0) and no Book Voucher would be available.

I have all my textbooks and did not use my full Financial Aid Book
Voucher - I want the balance for other educational expenses.

The Financial Aid Book Voucher is only for the purchase of books - any
remaining portion will be included within the your Financial Aid Refund as
scheduled.